Franck Vogel (born 1977 in Strasbourg, France) is a French photographer specializing in social & environmental issues, journalist, speaker and documentary film director. He lives and works in Paris.Franck Vogel Biography, FranckVogel.com
Life and work Vogel studied biochemistry at Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France, and at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, USA; and engineering at AgroParisTech, attaining a master's degree in 2001
During 2002 he hitchhiked in Africa and Asia and took up photography in 2003.
Vogel is known for his stories on environmental issues (The Bishnois: ecologists since the 15th century), social (Albinos: Massacre in Tanzania), in Visura magazineArticle on the albinos in Life Force Magazine ethnological (Vlachs of the Balkans, the most discreet community in the Balkans)Reportage on the Vlachs for GEO magazine (France) and geopolitics (a long term project on some transboundary riversTransboundary Rivers project experiencing tension due to water access including the Nile, the Brahmaputra, the Colorado River,Story for GEO magazine on the Colorado River the Jordan,Story for GEO magazine on the Jordan River the Mekong,Story for GEO magazine on the Mekong River the Ganges,Story for GEO magazine on the Ganges River the ZambeziStory for GEO magazine on the Zambezi River and the Danube RiverStory for GEO magazine on the Danube River). The New York Times talks about his "striking black-and-white portraits of albino people in Tanzania".Striking black-and-white portraits of albino people in Tanzania according to The New York Times He was interviewed by BBC NewsBBC News – Franck Vogel talks about his project Transboundary Rivers – April 19, 2016 on his rivers' project while visiting Singapore for his exhibit at Gardens by the Bay, and gave talks at Columbia University with the Earth Institute both on the BishnoisTalk at Columbia University with the Earth Institute on the Bishnois and on the Transboundary rivers' project.Talk at Columbia University with the Earth Institute on Transboundary Rivers La Martinière, a French publishing house, released in Sept 2016 the 1st volume Fleuves Frontières (Transboundary Rivers: Will war for water happen?),Book on Transboundary Rivers by edition de La Martinière, 2016 and in the meantime an exhibition on the Colorado River is presented in Paris at the Pavillon de l'eau.Exhibition on the Colorado River in Paris at the Pavillon de l'Eau from May to Dec 2016
His work has been published in GEO magazine, Stern, Paris Match, NRC Weekblad, Animan, Le Monde diplomatique. He has had exhibitions in two Parisian Metro stations (Montparnasse and Luxembourg),Huge Bishnois exhibition at Luxembourg station – Parisian Metro in 2012 in Mehrangarh Fort in JodhpurBishnois exhibition – Jodhpur Fort in India – 2013 in India, PhotokinaBishnois exhibition – Photokina 2012 in Germany, in Yangon in Burma, in Dali in China, in Kazakhstan (Astana and Almaty),Bishnois screening on skyscrapers in Astana, Kazakhstan, Bishnois exhibition – French Embassy in Kazakhstan press release in Turkey (Istanbul),Exhibition on Transboundary Rivers in Istanbul Sept-Nov 2018 in Italy (Natural History Museum in Verona),Exhibition with EverydayClimateChange photographers at Natural History Museum in Verona Oct 2018-Jan 2019 in Germany (Horizonte Zingst).Exhibition on Transboundary Rivers May-Oct 2021
Vogel wrote and co-directed a documentary film The Bishnois: India's eco-warriors (Rajasthan, l'âme d'un prophète) (52 min, France 5, 2011).Bishnois film trailer by France 5 TV channel The film was awarded the Phoenix d'Or 2011Rajasthan l'âme d'un prophète was awarded the Phoenix d’Or 2011Phoenix d'or Award and the Terre Sauvage Award 2013. Télérama magazine wrote of it, that "If everyone could watch this documentary, the Earth would be better off".Article on "Rajasthan, l'âme d'un prophète" in Le Monde In October 2013, he received the highest recognition by the Bishnoi community to spread the Bishnoi philosophy.Highest Bishnoi recognition awarded to Franck Vogel
He is member of the Société des explorateurs français (French Explorers’ Society) and an ambassador for Green Cross, Mikhaïl Gorbatchev's environmental NGO.Green Cross France's ambassador list on Green Cross official website
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In)(between Gallery in Paris represents his work